Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 September 1928 — Page 1

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Know Your Community— And Boost It.

greencastle herald

VOLUME 23

MAKE GREENCASTLE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 3 1928

All The Latest Authentic News THE HOME PAPER

SA Y! (By CHARLES J. ARNOLD)

HASSELL AND KRAMER ARE RESCUED

Old “Lifelong'’ kicked in with a kiik the other day and do you know 1 entirely forgot it until now. These fellows who fail to sign their own name, to their complaints, probably because they are ashamed of what they say. get no where with anyone so why waste their time and postage. This fellow goes under the penname of A life long Democrat’’ was peeved because we did not print Governor Smith's acceptance in full. We regret that our report did not please him

and assure him that if we had it to do j STRICKEN AFTER ATTENDING over again we would do just as we : SERVICES AT COLLEGE AVEdid before and that if he wants his NUE METHODIST

MRS. DARNALL IS VICTIM OF STROKE SUNDAY

ROCKFORD FLIERS ARE SAFE

complaints to receive any serious con sideration he should be man enough

to sign his letters.

CHURCH

FUNERAL TUESDAY MORNING

Was Well Known And Highly Respected Citizen of Community— Death Was Very

Sudden

Ever since I ran over a chicken belonging to Ma'.« Kocher, wno contends that he resides “just over the line" from Northwood. which chicken Mr. Kocher had allowed to run at| large in the street. I have been abused!

and criticized severely by the “Pul-j M r! ,. Mary A. Darnall, 10 Park let" owner. Now my suggestion to, street, a well known ami highly reMark is that if he is going to allow i spected woman of Greencastle suchis chickens to run in the street he eumbed to a stroke of apoplexy

which she suffered shortly after 12

had better tie a red flag on their tails, so that they may wave a warning as they run across the street, giving innocent motorists a chance to dodge

them and go into the ditch.

Reports have just erached me that Mac Ricketts. Greencastle jeweler, is going to vote the Democratic ticket this fall. This probably is the greatest upset in local politics this political year as Mac has always before been an ardent anti-Republican and has never failed—as far as political

o’clock Sunday. She had been to the morning services at the Methodist Church and was returning home with Miss Mildred Rutledge. They had nearly reached the bottom rcteps which lead to Indiana street from West College when she had the stroke. Dr. W. R. Hutcheson was immediately called and by the time he reached her she was dead. She was 81 years of age and was born in Greencastle and had lived here most of her life, residing for

THREE MEN ARE BEING SOUGHT IN MURDER CASE

ROCKFORD IS - JOY-CRAZED AT GOOD NEWS

records show—to support Republican i many years on Park street. Mrs. Dar-

opposition. nail attended the Woman’s College!

before women were admitted to As-1 There is one thing I have learned bury College, now DePauw Univerabout playing a certain brand of golf! sity, and taught school before her |

known as “syndicate’’ golf. And that j marriage.

is that as a “sydicate’’ golf player I! Asa life long member of the Meth-1 am an excellent Santa Claus. j odist Church she was interested in

| all the services of the church and was If someone does not stop this crew Vtive to the time of her death in the

of concrete road builders that started Sunday school, church, and Missionwork on Washington street a few days i ary Society. She belonged to a numago. it will have every street in town? ber of clubs and was always a willing paved before snow flies. College Ave-' helper. She was the widow of a Civil nue was paved in about 12 days and War veteran and for a long time was

Above, left to right, are Bert Kessell. pilot nad Parker Cramer, co-pilot, of the Stinsrn-Detroiter “Great er Rockford," who have been found in the wilds of Greenland after an absence of two weeks. Tire plane took off from Cochrane. Ont., for Mount Evans, Greenland, on the second leg of a proposed flight from Rockford, HI., to Stockholm , Sweden, and had been unheard of until word of their safety was flashed

Sunday. The map shows their proposed route to Greenland.

STATE FAIR j THREE HURT IN V0NDERSCHM1DT PREMIUMS WON TRAIN WRECK AT TAKES OVER BV 1-H GIRLS CRAWFORDSVILLE NEW THEATERS

GREENCASTLE YOUNG WOMEN MAKE SPLENDID SHOWING WITH ENTRIES -MARY RILEY ALSO WINS NINE FIRSTS IN

GIRL’S DEPARTMENT

SP jom“ ™a™ihre! IC mii U es: STRANI1 a ™ A!lC AT CEAW -

WEST OF CITY SUNDAY—BROKEN RAIL CAUSES ACCIDENT

BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN DITCH NEAR NEWCASTLE IDENTIFIED AS TERRE HAUTE LiVO’CEE 13 500 PERSONS VIEWED BODY Coroner Voices Opinion That at Least Three Persons Participated

In Crime

NEWCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 2.— (INS)—Investigation shifted to the ] underworld here today in the mysterj ious murder of Myrtle Miller, come- | ly 35-year-old divorcee whose mutilated body was found in a clump of bushes on it little used road about five miles west of here Saturday. Three men suspected to have participated in the gruesome crime were being sought by authorities and were thought to be in hiding in some crim-

inal haunt here.

Edward H. Miller, the woman's husband and with whom she had been living despite the fact that they were divorced, positively identified the body as that of his wire. Coroner V. T. Davis, who performed a postmortem on the woman’s body j voiced his opinion that at least three persons had participated In the crime. | He bases his theory on the fact that fourteen separate and distinct fracj ttires of the skull and five abrasions were disclosed in his examination and that some of the blows, believed

NOT SINCE SIGNING OF AKMISTICE HAS CITY GIVEN ITSELF

OVER TO SUCH WHOLEHEARTED REJOICING

FLIERS ARE SAFE AND SOUND

Women Relatives of Fliers Remain Steadfast In Belief They Would Be Found

from the way they are going now, Washington street will be among the “bumpless’’ thoroughfares before

many days.

After two weeks in the wilds of Greenland aviators, who had started a

an active worker in the Woman’s Relief Corps. Mrs. J. F. M. Green of Hillsboro, Illinois, is the closest living relative and arrived Sunday even ing for the funeral. An only daughter preceded her in death a numlier of years ago. Members of the Cooper

trans-Atlantic flight have been found! and Robinson families residing near

and are to be returned to civilization. But landing in “Greenland's icy mountains" is better than landing in the Atlantic's sloppy waves — one

does not get so wet.

Greencastle are distant relatives of

Mrs. Darnall.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church with Dr. C. H. Taylor in charge. Music will be arranged by Ben Riley. Interment will

be at Forest Hill cemetery.

ATPENALFARM LATE SUNDAY

GILBERT SNIDER CAR BADLY DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT—MISS LUCILLE GLIDEWELL SAID TO BE DRIVING--TEXAS MAN MAK-

ES DAMAGE GOOD

I came near being crushed in a mob several times Saturday, when it be-1 tame known that I had a petition

asking the county commissioners to re ■ I DO IJLT RJIIVITn move the Court House side-walks. I /\K\ ir\l ||I|X||[

Why the farmers, as well as townspeople, simply fought for an opportun j

dy to sign the petition.

If you are not convinced that concrete roads are THE roads just take a ride some dusty Sunday on a stone or

gravel road.

DID YOU EVER Did you ever get

Clear down in the dumps,

And think you were

The original Hard Luck Kid ?

Feel as though you had One foot in the grave,

And the other on A banana peel? That your Banker Was next to you.

And the Grocer was Wondering why you

Ate so much?

Business was on the Bum

The weather was rotten 1

Until you were about ready

To spend one thin dime

For a Carbolic Acid high-ball. And then in comes a bird

And buys a fine bill He slaps you on the back

And tells you

You’ve got the best store

Hi all the County.

And next day

The Sun comes out. D °n t it make the World look better ?

Oh, Boy!

The money's here But it won’t fall

In your lap.

You've got to reach for it.

So, Atta Boy,

ADVERTISE It’s Dead Easy.

Two cars were damaged, one to the amount of over $100, in a crash at the Indiana State Farm on the National Road, Sunday. No one was hurt. A Chevrolet sedan driven by Miss Lucile Glidewell of Putnamville and owned by Gilbert Snider, an employe of the State Farm, was the worst

damaged.

Miss Glidewell was enrouto to the State Farm, it was said, when a Ruicii car occupied by A. M. Culmore and family, of Dallas, Texas, skidded on the wet pavement and crashed into the Snider car. The accident occurred during the rain Sunday evening and was caused by the wet pavement Two other cars also figured in the accident, it was said, but were not

damaged.

The Snider car was brought to this city where the damage was appraised at $117. Mr. Culmore wrote a check for the damage. The Culmore car was also slightly damaged. The Culmor’s stnyeil at a local hotel Sunday night and continued their trip east Monday.

Greencastle 1-11 Club girls, who re- | ceived their instruction under the | capable leadership of .Miss Hazel j Arbuekle and Miss Ethel Ader, made a splendid showing at the Indiana State Fair. In addition to the premiums won in 4-H work Mary Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Riley, won nine firsts with entries in the Girl’s department. State Fair pro miums won by Greencastle -l-ll Girls follow: Clothing Harriett Heaney, 1st. pair darned

hose.

Audra Chenowk'th, .')rd. “Best dress" costume. Mary Riley, 4th. School dress costume. Dorothy Harlan, 8th. School eos- | tume (wool). Authus Hunter, 10th. School costume (wool). Baking Charlotte Etter, 2nd. Raisin bread. Authus Hunter, 3rd. Raisin bread. Authus Hunter, 3rd. Graham bread Charlotte Etter, 4th. Swedish tea

ring.

Authus Hunter, fith. Swedish tea

ring.

Authus Hunter, 2nd. Graham muf-

fins.

Mary Louise Talbott, 1st. Nut bread. Vera Grace Brown, 5th. Nut bread. Mary Louise Talbott, 3rd. Gingerbread. Charlotte Etter, 5th. Gingerbread. Authus Hunter, 3rd. Wheat cookies Authus Hunter, 5th. Wheat cookies Vera Grace Brown, 1st. Cup cakes. Authus Hunter, 5th. Cup cakes. Charlottee Etter, 2nd. Assortment Fancy cookies. Anthus Hunter, 5th, Assortment Fancy cookies. Mary Riley entered 9 articles in girl's department (regular state exhibit—not club work) won !) 1st premium as follows: apron, specimen of darning, breakfast cloth and napkins, handkerchief, dress, dresser scarf, pillow cases, guest-towel and nightgown.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 2.1 Three Indianapolis trainmen were 1 hurt and two others escaped injury I when a special freight on the Big! Four road jumped the track and turn

ed over three miles west of here this property of the H. P. Vondersehmidt

I Amusement company of Blooming-

MaGruder, 1112 Hoyt p on _ The deal which has been pending I

THE WEATHER

Generally fair and cooler. Tuesday

fair and slightly warmer.

mot ning. Harry <

avenue, head hrakeman and George Pendagraft, 14 North Hamilton meniip. fireman were Imdly scalded when the steam pipe broke and ate in serious condition at the Culver hospital here. Frank W. Parrish, 624 East Thirty-ninth street, engineer, was badly cut and bruised. W. C. Loy, conductor and John Woody, rear biakeman wero unhurt. Parrish was treated at the hospital and later left for his home. The wreck Is thought to have caused by a broken rail, Eighteen cars and the engine left the track and the locomotive plowed into a bank along the right of way and almost buried itself in soft earth. Most of the forty-six cars in the train were loaded with coal. About four hundred feet of track were torn up and tiaffic was detoured today. Officials said the track would be repaired by noon tomorrow. Two passenger trains had passed over the track earlier in the morning and the engineers had not reported anything wrong with the rails. Parrish, the engineer, probably saved himself front severe Injuries by jumping from the tab when the engine left the track. MaGruder and Pendagraft were unable to get out of the cal) and when the steam line broke they were badly scalded. 20 Years Ago iN GREENCASTLE From lb* Filti if TUM HERALD 10 Year* Ago To~d*y ^ Mrs. Kenneth Peck has issued invitations for a card jHtrty tomorrow afternoon.

ER ANNOUNCEMENT MADE The coroner further declared that SATURDAY I he believed one particularly large

I fracture near the right temple was

( RAW M)RDS\ILLE, Sept. I. |( . su n 0 f ;l bnital blow delivered I he Strand theater, ( rawfoidsville s I ^j le woman's body had been popular playhouse, today became the | to88e( , , nt0 the bU8 i, e8 .

That the slain woman had t'oiisfu her attackers desperately in a futile effort to w ard off death was evidenced

Miss Geneva Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brown, went to Indianapolis Monday morning where she will study under the leadership of Charlie Davis orchestra, preparatory to her theatric engagement which begins in two weeks. The company will ha^e Its first engagement ut the Lyric.

for several weeks was closed Saturday morning when tinal papers were signed by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jackson who have operated the theater for the past six years, and O. L. Good lander, representing the Vonder-

schmidt interests.

Mr. Goodlander, who moved his family to one of the Strand apartment^ tills week, is general manager for the Vondersehmidt company which operates theaters at Bloomington, Greencastle and Bedford. Ei discussing the deal, Mr. Goodlander said that the name of the theater would remain the same and that

by her slashed and bruised wrists and

hands.

For 24 hours the victim lay in a morgue here unidentified, not until ithe morgue was thrown open to the public and more than 3,500 persons viewed the battered remains was her

idem ideation rev ealed.

Lark of a motive and a lack of knowledge of the woman’s companions lias hampered the investigation' The theory was advanced that the woman had visited one of the many river camps in Delaware county. Joined some unidentified companions and lost her life in an ensuing alterca-

ROCKFORD, 111., Sept. 3.—(INS) —Clarence E. Patrick, secretary of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce, and one of the hackers of Bert Hassell’s attempted Illinois-to-Sweden flight, announced today that he was in receipt of a message from Hassell saying he and Parker Cramer had been rescued and wero safe at Mount Evans, Greenland. The Chamber of Commerce secretary admitted that the message was positive assurance of the safety of the pair. He said they had landed in an unexplored part of Greenland after losing their hearings and running out of fuel. The plane, according to the message, was undamaged. Patrick said the fliers had been on “reduced rations" for many days hut that they had suffered no great discomfort and were in good physical condition. He said their rescue was effected by Eskimos who had seen their smoke signal from a distance. The Eskimos, Patrick said, led the fliers to the camp of Prof. W. H. Hobbs, who is on an exploration tour in the Arctic for the University of Michigan.

the same high standard of pictures and vaudeville as shown by Mr. andjGon.

Mrs. Jackson would be continued. Boliee state the slain woman was Some changes will he made in the a daughter of Mrs. Nellie Jackson, arrangement of the programs, the 310 North 14th M.. lone Haute, greatest change coming in the pro -1 Ind. It was learned ftom Muncle sefltation of the vaudeville acts. In-;authorities that the woman had a testcad of showing vaudeville on Fri-lrord in that department as a liquor day and Saturday, the new company] law violator and had been penalized

will give its vaudeville programs on

ROCKFORD, III.. Sept. 3.—(INS) —After a night of riotous celebration prompted by the news that Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, missing Il-linois-to-Sweden fliers, had been found and were safe at Mt. Evans, Greenland, Rockford was still in the throes of a mighty demonstration today. Not since the signing of the Armistice has the city given itself up to such whole-hearted rejoicing. First news of the rescue was received in Rockford over the radio, it was flashed at 10 p. m., just as ma->y citizens were preparing to retire, a simultaneous bomb explosion under every home could not have sent more people into the street in less time. Thousands of joy crazed citizens, many of them hatless and coatless, swarmed into the business district, shouting and honking automobile horns and sirens. Impromptu parades streamed up and down the streets. Panics among late audiences at theaters w-ere narrowly averted when

Miis Pearl McKamey of Cloverdale is the guest of Miss Jennie Farmer,

Mose Boone moved from the Commercial Hotel today. Bascom O’Hair will have charge of the hotel nereafter.

Mrs. Charles Crawley and Florence Crawley went to Haute today.

Miss Terre

Thursday and Friday. , With the exception of Saturday and Sunday when shows will run continuously from 2 p. m. until 11 p. m. a single matinee will be given daily with night performances starting at seven. The box office will he ojiened at six-thirty for night shows. The Arc theater which has also been under the management of Mr. Jackson for the past few years, was included in the deal. Continuous shows will ho given at this theater beginning at 2 p. m. and running through to 10:30 p. m. Mr. Goodlander in discussing the changes in the theater staff, said that Robert Nellis of Washington, Indiana would come here as house manager and that he would ho assisted by J. C. Wells who has acted as electrician at the Strand for several yean*. William Newhouse who has l>een identified with the Arc, will act as manager for that theater. Barney Gookin of Boston, Mass., succeeds Elizabeth Garner as organist.

at lea t once for offending in this re-

gard.

LIBRARY TO CLOSE The city library will be closed all day Tuesday in order that the new olr dilation system may lie perfected. The library will he open to the public on Wednesday.

DRIVER JESSE FORD CAR KILLED

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 2.— Walter Axe, Terre Haute dirt track automobile race driver, was killed almost instantly this afternoon when his car skidded through a fence at the Jungle Park speedway, thirty miles north of here Axe was leading the field in the feature race of the day, a fifteen-mile event, when the accident occurred. For several laps he had been driving practically out of control, as his car skidded dangerously on every turn. The car struck the fence, bounced hack to the track and then plunged through the fence and came to a stop in a five-foot ditch. Axe was unconscious when taken from the wreckage of his car and died’in an ambulance on the way to a hospital at Rockville. The body was brought to Terre Haute. Axe was driving No. 27, a Bloomington car owned by Jesse Ford, formerly of Greencastle.

(Please Turn to rage 3) Continuation B WOMAN SUFFERS BROKEN ARM IN AUTO SMASHUP

ILLINOIS WOMAN SUFFERS INJURIES IN ACCIDENT AT GRANT HOTEL SUNDAY—ACCIDENT 0C CURS WHEN TERRE HAUTE MAN CRASHES INTO MACHINE

Mrs. Angelino Fairino, of Ducoin, III., suffered a broken arm and other injuries when an automobile driven by her son, Joe Fairino, collided witli a car driven by W. Huffman, of 3rd street, Terre Haute, near the Grant Hotel on the National Road, about 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. In a report of the accident Sheriff Edward Eiteljorge, Fairino said that Huffman was traveling at an excessive speeed and first forced he and his mother off the pavement in their car and then crashed into them. Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan investigated the accident. Mrs. Fairino was taken to a hospital at Brazil where her injury was attended. The damaged Terre Haute ca. - was taken to Terre Haute for repairs while the Fairino car, which was Ludly uanmged, was taken to Putpamville. ^